EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
Having a strong accent; hard-tongued...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/DI-lang ma-ti-GAS/
FIL: Isang idyoma na tumutukoy sa isang tao na nahihirapang bigkasin nang wasto ang mga salita sa isang partikular na wika, na kadalasan ay dahil sa impluwensya ng kanyang unang wika.
EN: Having a strong accent; hard-tongued
This describes someone trying to speak Tagalog (or English) but their native accent is so strong, it's like their tongue is a rock. Think of your foreign friend trying to say "ng" or your probinsyano tito with a very distinct regional accent. It's not a bad thing, just a description. "Pasensya na, dilang matigas ako sa Tagalog."
From `dila` (tongue) + `na` (linker) + `matigas` (hard). Literally means 'hard tongue'.
An idiomatic expression. It describes the difficulty in pronunciation, not a physical attribute of the tongue.
🇵🇭 Halata sa kanyang pananalita na siya ay dilang matigas at hindi sanay mag-Tagalog.
🇺🇸 It's obvious from his speech that he has a strong accent and is not used to speaking Tagalog.
🇵🇭 Huwag mo siyang pagtawanan, natural lang na dilang matigas siya dahil dayuhan.
🇺🇸 Don't laugh at him, it's only natural that he is hard-tongued because he's a foreigner.
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Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.